Watch This to Understand Planetary Collapse

Today I want to share something that is deeply important to me. It is a perspective I gained through more than 25 years of study. It is how I make all major decisions in my life. And it is why I am doing what I do now.

This may frighten you. It could really shake you up. But it is too important for you to ignore — because it is true. Six years ago, I was interviewed by a lovely man named Nicky Rew. He asked a series of questions. My answers outline the core purpose of my life and what humanity actually needs to do right now.

We talked about planetary collapse. The human predicament. Our present moment in history. And the only way to achieve planetary sustainability. Create local living economies. Organize into a planetary network of bioregions. Coordinate with the vital processes that stabilize our Earth Systems. It was what guided me to write my book The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth. To give hundreds of webinars. Train thousands of people. And now to live out the Dandelion Strategy for Regenerating the Earth with a thousand bioregional learning centers.

Watch the recording of our interview. Forgive the poor video quality. It was recorded in late December 2020 during the COVID pandemic. We attempted all that is described near the end. Much of it failed due to sabotage by people who claimed to be allies. And the message is still largely ignored today.

As you watch this, you will see why Penny Heiple and I co-founded the Design School for Regenerating Earth in 2023, began co-stewarding Bioregional Earth with Susan Bosak and Brian Puppa in early 2024, birthed the Earth Regeneration Fund in late 2024, and launched the Dandelion Strategy in 2026.

More importantly, I hope you will gain insights into what planetary collapse is and why it is so vital for you to understand. We are not simply in the breakdown of a civilization. What is happening now is unprecedented in the history of our planet. The next few decades are critical for deciding if humans may go extinct.

Share this with friends. Invite them to join the conversation. Subscribe to my Substack where I will continually share more about what we are doing to face planetary collapse — and why regenerating the Earth is our most essential and healthy response.

Thank you for being here. Let’s do all that we can together. I still have faith in humanity, even though it has been a very difficult journey for me to carry such knowledge for so many years with many around me who do not understand what it actually means.

Onward, fellow humans.